A  PIRATE busito  attempting to overtake a vehicle struck a taxi coming in the opposite direction and killed a woman passenger on Sunday, Feb. 26, says a police report.

The accident  happened e  near the  cemetery  in Puerto Pilón Colon,  shortly before 5 pm. The passenger who was killed instantly, was returning home from work.

A woman   of approximately 50 years of age  heading for the Carnival area of the Cinta Costera in Panama City  was hit and killed by a diablo verde (green devil) on Monday morning, Feb. 27.

The incident  took place on  Avenida  Justo Arosemena near the  Metro Loteria station. Police are investigating.